Located in:
b. 4. A. The Recruitment and Retention of Career and Technical Education Teachers, Faculty, and Career Guidance and Academic Counselors, Including Individuals in Groups Underrepresented in the Teaching Profession; and
Current Narrative:
Postsecondary: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has an established policy and procedure related to college faculty credentialing which is the process for evaluating an individual’s formal education, training, professional/occupational experience and any required state licensure or industry certification in accordance with system-established minimum qualifications for individuals teaching in specific programs or disciplines as well as academic counselors and librarians. (http://www.minnstate.edu/board/policy/332.html, http://www.minnstate.edu/board/procedure/332pl.html). This assures that qualified individuals are teaching in the system colleges through these system-established faculty minimum qualifications.
The process to establish and revise minimum qualifications includes:
- Analysis that includes programs and disciplines from a national, regional and state perspective; availability of education and/or training in the specific area for faculty; national standards; industry, professional or state requirements for faculty in a specific program or discipline and any other pertinent background information.
- Consultation with industry representatives, faculty, administrators, and others as appropriate that culminates in a recommendation regarding required minimum qualifications.
- Alignment with the approved college programs and college-approved disciplines (see the response under 3a above).
Additionally,
- Industry licensure/certification or other credential required or considered essential for practice in the industry directly related to the field shall be incorporated into the minimum qualifications. (Examples: The state/industry licensure requirement for the existing assigned field of Registered Nurse is a Minnesota Registered Nurse license; the state/industry requirement for the existing license field of Law Enforcement is Minnesota POST certification.)
- Standards for faculty credentials established by state or national program accreditation bodies may be incorporated into the minimum qualifications.